Posts Tagged 'exformation'

Interview Murakami

Exformation in relationship with storytelling, according to Murakami in an interview about his new book: ” The not-knowing is the engine.” “Writing a book is like traveling without a map. The only thing you need is self confidence – the

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Interview Murakami

Exformation in relationship with storytelling, according to Murakami in an interview about his new book: ” The not-knowing is the engine.” “Writing a book is like traveling without a map. The only thing you need is self confidence – the

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Calvino about Exformation

Nice paragraph from Calvino’s memo’s for the next millenium about exformation. ‘Writing about that what stays excluded and what you would like to write’

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Calvino about Exformation

Nice paragraph from Calvino’s memo’s for the next millenium about exformation. ‘Writing about that what stays excluded and what you would like to write’

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Home Plant Factory

Answer from Panasonic to the growing trend of DIY (do it yourself) and Urban Gardening. Grow your own vegetables at home within four weeks. read article in Wired Japan

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Home Plant Factory

Answer from Panasonic to the growing trend of DIY (do it yourself) and Urban Gardening. Grow your own vegetables at home within four weeks. read article in Wired Japan

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Hara Kenya and his house vision

“Living in a city with a new sense” is the idea of HOUSE VISION. Since the Edo period (1603-), Japanese cities, especially Tokyo, have been cities with extremely high population density. Both in the past with rapid economic growth and

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Hara Kenya and his house vision

“Living in a city with a new sense” is the idea of HOUSE VISION. Since the Edo period (1603-), Japanese cities, especially Tokyo, have been cities with extremely high population density. Both in the past with rapid economic growth and

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Presentatie Japans Cultureel Centrum Amsterdam

Zaterdag 25 februari presenteert Hannie van den Bergh haar onderzoek naar de Machiya (traditioneel japans koopmanshuis). Een zoektocht naar de kwaliteiten van de Machiya en hoe deze over te dragen aan toekomstige generaties in Japan en te introduceren in het buitenland. Van 1

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Presentatie Japans Cultureel Centrum Amsterdam

Zaterdag 25 februari presenteert Hannie van den Bergh haar onderzoek naar de Machiya (traditioneel japans koopmanshuis). Een zoektocht naar de kwaliteiten van de Machiya en hoe deze over te dragen aan toekomstige generaties in Japan en te introduceren in het buitenland. Van 1

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Soft design

The flyers and posters which attract my attention most are those with a combination of computer made straight forward design (font types and photographs) and hand made drawings. Those images make a link between handcraft and modern culture. This way

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Soft design

The flyers and posters which attract my attention most are those with a combination of computer made straight forward design (font types and photographs) and hand made drawings. Those images make a link between handcraft and modern culture. This way

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Imperfect

This is the cup from which I take tea everyday day. You can see clearly that’s handmade: the shape of the cup is irregular, the surface has little cracks (raku fired) and the painting is rustic. With our western values

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Imperfect

This is the cup from which I take tea everyday day. You can see clearly that’s handmade: the shape of the cup is irregular, the surface has little cracks (raku fired) and the painting is rustic. With our western values

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Relying on words

When people say “there’s no communication between parents and children”, this is an American way of thinking. In Japan we didn’t need spoken communication between parents and children. A glance at the face, a glance at the back and we

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Relying on words

When people say “there’s no communication between parents and children”, this is an American way of thinking. In Japan we didn’t need spoken communication between parents and children. A glance at the face, a glance at the back and we

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Entranceway

Last month I described two teahouses, one by Terunobu Fujimori (30-10-2011) and the other by students of the art academy (31-10-2011), where you had to crawl through a low entrance door to get in. It felt rather uncomfortable and a

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Entranceway

Last month I described two teahouses, one by Terunobu Fujimori (30-10-2011) and the other by students of the art academy (31-10-2011), where you had to crawl through a low entrance door to get in. It felt rather uncomfortable and a

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All arts in one

In the survey that I did last weeks, I asked about the activities mostly related to the machiya. Ikebana (flower arrangement) and tea ceremony ended both on the first place. Zen meditation and calligraphy both on the second. I would

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All arts in one

In the survey that I did last weeks, I asked about the activities mostly related to the machiya. Ikebana (flower arrangement) and tea ceremony ended both on the first place. Zen meditation and calligraphy both on the second. I would

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